ToquiNotes

Posted on November 08, 2025

Editor's Note I: This blog ran more than three years ago. Although not a derailment, the recent train collision wi...

Posted on November 01, 2025

Editor's Note: This blog ran more than eight years ago. And it drew so many comments on restaurants I missed that a se...

Posted on October 25, 2025

I do not want to pretend that I comprehend what goes into a rate case study done by the Public Service Commission of W...

Posted on October 18, 2025

As I often do in this blog, I like to reminisce about places from the past. Often times, because I really love food, I...

Posted on October 11, 2025

About four and a half months ago, in this very blog, I told you the story of 19-year-old Landen Jaggie. At that time,...

Posted on October 04, 2025

Early last month, one friend of mine made a social media post and another contacted me via social media about the passing...

Posted on September 27, 2025

Editor's Note I: This blog ran nearly 10 years ago, on Sept. 19, 2015 on Connect-Bridgeport. It is being reposted in m...

Posted on September 20, 2025

EDITOR'S NOTE I: Well done Bridgeport and all surrounding communities. The remaining tickets mentioned below to assist...

Posted on September 13, 2025

As I often do, particularly for you fans of nostalgia and food, I am focusing this week’s blog on a national restauran...

Posted on September 06, 2025

A few weeks ago, my wife and I joined some friends at Kelley’s 2.0 in downtown Clarksburg when I was tapped on t...

Posted on August 30, 2025

Editor's Note I: This blog ran in August of 2020, prior to the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. It is running...

Posted on August 23, 2025

Bridgeport has had many employees spend their entire lives serving the community. Not too long ago, Librarian Sharon S...

Posted on August 16, 2025

As I left Boscov's at Meadowbrook Mall earlier this summer, it was close to dinner time. Because of that, yours truly was...

Posted on August 02, 2025

With temperatures recently feeling like they were above 100 degrees, the last thing on many folks’ minds is fall...

Posted on July 26, 2025

This week’s blog will be a little different than most. With this one I’m asking for some North Central West Virginia c...

From the Bench: As 2025 Postseason Nears...

Since everyone is offended about everything, allow me to preface what you are about to read with a disclaimer. I say t...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: A 1971 Pre-Homecoming Bonfi...

This photo is from the 1971 Bridgeport High School football season and shows a bonfire taking place outside of the fi...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Bridgeport Elementary St...

Halloween festivities are behind us, and autumn is moving into the rearview mirror. As our focus shifts to the Christm...

Posted by Julie Perine
The Grapevine: Roz's Book Club Gives Loo...

As promised, here is a book review from “Roz’s Book Club.” This month I have chosen Tiger, Tiger by...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: The True Story on Bridgeport...

Editor's Note I: This blog ran more than three years ago. Although not a derailment, the recent train collision wi...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Ways to Help Your Communi...

If you are looking for ways to help the community, the library is a drop-off location for a few different causes, and we a...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Cyber Beacon: Good Time to Keep Digi...

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the perfect reminder that staying secure begins at home—and extends to...

Posted by Joe Earley